

King Kong Escapes
The electronic monster Mechani-Kong boldly challenges the ruler of the South Seas, King Kong!!
An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil Dr. Who to dig for Element X in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle atop Tokyo Tower.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
- $2.8M
- Language
- English
- japan
- giant monster
- mad scientist
- giant robot
- tokyo, japan
- dinosaur
- united nations
- tropical island
- kaiju
- foreign agent
- tokyo tower
- king kong
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Japan, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalG16 Jul 1968
- PhysicalGDVD29 Nov 2005
- PhysicalGBlu-ray1 Apr 2014
United KingdomGB
- Physical10 Apr 2006
BrazilBR
- Digital / OTTL16 Apr 2014
FranceFR
- TheatricalInitial release "La revanche de King Kong"13 Nov 1968
- TheatricalRe-release "King Kong s'est échappé"6 Oct 1976
GermanyDE
- Theatrical20 Mar 1970
- Physical12DVD1 Jan 2012
JapanJP
- Theatrical22 Jul 1967
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King Kong Escapes was released on 22 July 1967.
Audience reviews
1- J5/10
John Chard
6/26/2019
It's very easy for us to understand. You see, as ridiculous as it may sound, Kong is a male and, uh, Miss Watson is... Well, see for yourselves, gentlemen. King Kong Escapes is directed by Ishirô Honda and written by Takeshi Kimura. It stars Rhodes Reason, Mie Hama, Linda Miller, Akira Takarada and Hideyo Amamoto. Music is by Akira Ifukube and cinematography by Hajime Koizumi. King Kong Escapes' actual Japanese…
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